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Authors know a secret. It was first written in Ecclesiastes so long. “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” The plots. The characters. The scenery. All in some composition or another. The true invention of the artist is in the selection of what to include and what not to include. And the really crafty ones know how to bend history to their favor. Even when the […]

The leap to extraordinary is elusive. It’s beyond a careful juxtaposition of luxury ingredients with profane techniques. Or profane ingredients and luxurious stylings. It’s beyond turning the crank of success from yesterday’s inventive moment. Rather it’s a study in delight. That which is remarkable surprises us. It’s a union of the convergent and the divergent. It catches our attention in one move of the pendulum, then disappears in the next. Astrophysicists refer to this dynamic as a Third Gravitating Body. Roy calls it […]

Say what you want, but inversion poses are amazing. The human form defying gravity, head below heart. Sometimes the weight rests solely on the hands. Other times on the head. Regardless, the world is upside down for the yoga practitioner. While it takes strength and poise, it truly requires a quite mind. When the sky and earth trade places, the world appears as new. We see more objectively. We toss aside frivolous thoughts and witness that which threads the mundane […]

Surprise is the foundation of delight. Change the music and change the mood. What about transforming the vessel? Does altering the eating plane inspire a new meaning? A couple of Halloweens ago, I found myself pressured to make a choice. Either finish a quick bowl of spaghetti or join the group’s trick-or-treat stroll. Feeling suddenly resourceful, I nested dinner inside of a very transportable, 16 oz red plastic cup. We rounded corner after corner and bites slowly disappeared. This would […]